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October 2021
Cinema Arts Centre presents: FREE Outdoor Screening of ‘Seasons of Change on Henry’s Farm’ and Day of Fun at Fink’s Farm – LI AgriCULTURE
LI AgriCULTURE: Celebrating Local Foods with the Power of Film FREE day of fun and outdoor screening of SEASONS OF CHANGE ON HENRY’S FARM at Fink’s Farm 4:00 - 9:00 PM Friday, October 1st (Rain-date: October 7th) Location: Fink’s Country Farm, 6242 Middle Country Road, Wading River, New York Admission is FREE Cinema Arts Centre and Fink’s Farm are excited to present a Free and Fun family-friendly evening at the movies! Join us for an outdoor screening of the documentary,…
Find out more »Walt Whitman Birthplace Association Presents Walking With Whitman: Gregory Leadbetter, Tom Stock, and Rory Kelly
Walt Whitman Birthplace Association (WWBA) continues to present the 10th season of Poetry in Performance: Walking With Whitman on Friday, October 1st, with Worcestershire, UK based Poet Gregory Leadbetter, Long Island based Poet Tom Stock, and Long Island based Singer/Songwriter Rory Kelly live on Zoom. $5 suggested donation. To Donate Please Visit: https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/2197152 For more about our performers: https://www.waltwhitman.org/walking-with-whitman-october-1st-with-gregory-ledbetter-tom-stock-and-josie-bello/
Find out more »fotofoto Gallery Paired Solo Exhibitions
Andrea Fortunoff will present a series of photos titled "Wasted" based on the afterlife of abandoned objects in and around Washington County, Maine. Alan Richards will present a series of new digital collage works titled "The Art of Being Human" The exhibition will run from 9/30/2021 through 10/23/2021. Artist reception on Saturday 12/2/2021, 5-7PM.
Find out more »Dance Visions NY presents “Morning, Afternoon, Evening” on the grounds of Cedarmere Preserve
Morning, Afternoon, Evening is a performance piece based on an original, symbolic poem which depicts a journey following a river, from a spring all the way to the mouth of the ocean over the course of a day. This theatrical interpretation utilizes one actor, in monologue, and 8 dancers who embody a physical manifestation of her thoughts and her surroundings, as well as serving as her companion(s). This work can be perceived on many levels ranging from a personal journey…
Find out more »Walt Whitman Birthplace Association Presents Virtual Poetry Writing Workshop with Maria Lisella
WWBA is delighted to present Poetry Workshop: An Evening with Maria Lisella, Queens Poet Laureate & Academy of American Poets Fellow. A dynamic, interactive evening, this workshop with Queens Poet Laureate and Academy of American Poets Fellow Maria Lisella is designed to inspire, encourage, and lead to a poem. Participants will write in response to a prompt or poem. No experience necessary, just pen, paper, and a sense of curiosity and fun! Sharing your work is optional as is giving…
Find out more »Hofstra University Museum Presents Women Art Revolution Film Screening
Through intimate interviews, art, and rarely seen archival film and video footage, !Women Art Revolution reveals how the Feminist Art Movement fused free speech and politics into an art that radically transformed the art and culture of our times. Q&A following the film screening. Light refreshments will be served. Advance registration and proof of vaccination is required. RSVP to 516-463-5672. Also, Masks MUST be work indoors!
Find out more »Babylon Village Arts Council Presents Poetry at Jack’s Jack’s Coffee House
On Thursday, Oct. 7 BVAC will continue its Poetry Series at Jack Jack's Coffee House located at 233 Deer Park Avenue featuring local Babylon poet Nancy Keating. Nancy is the author of prize-winning poetry book White Chick. She teaches at Farmingdale State College and holds a MFA from Stony Brook University. Ms. Keating is a BVAC board member and has been instrumental in bringing poetry to Babylon Village along with her husband Tom Stock. Reading will begin at 6:30. Open…
Find out more »Hofstra University Museum Presents Second Fridays: Book Launch: Artistic Expressions and the Great War
Join us to celebrate the publication of Artistic Expressions and the Great War with Professor Sally Charnow. A few paintings from the 2018 exhibition Changing Perceptions: World War I and the Visual Arts will be on view. Light refreshments will be served. Advance registration and proof of vaccination is required. RSVP to 516-463-5672. Also, Masks MUST be worn indoors!
Find out more »Walt Whitman Birthplace Association Imagining Whitman in Stony Brook Village Tour
WWBA is delighted to present “Imagining Whitman in Stony Brook Village,” A Walt Whitman-Themed Walking Tour led by PhD Candidate Andrew Rimby. For this in-person or virtual tour, you are invited to see the quaintness and tranquility of Stony Brook Village through Whitman’s eyes. This event is open to everyone with a $5 suggested donation: https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/2197152 To Participate in Person: Park at Stony Brook Village restaurant lot and meet Andrew at Grist Mill Eatery at 12:45PM. **Please note this meeting…
Find out more »Larry Bellman Directing – “Visiting Mr. Green”
2 act play about a cantankerous 86 year old man, Mr. Green, who is accidentally hit by a car driven by a Ross Gardiner, a young executive, Ross is sentenced to 6 months community service to Mr. Green. What starts out as a very strained relationship between the two, evolves into a touching and trusting friendship as the two uncover their dark secrets to each other.
Find out more »EastLine Theatre Presents An Oresteia, or What We Have Seen by David Bullen
A world premiere from playwright David Bullen, adapted from ancient texts by Sophocles, Aeschylus, and Euripides. About this event 'You cannot alter the truth of what we have seen.' EastLine Theatre in association with the Babylon Citizens Council on the Arts will present the world premiere of David Bullen’s An Oresteia, or What We Have Seen, this November. Commissioned in response to current events An Oresteia tells the ancient story of the fall of the house of Atreus beginning with…
Find out more »Fearless Watercolors – Virtual Classes with Jan Guarino
Painting different a subject matter each week from landscapes, seacapes, still lifes, florals and portraits. I will show you techniques that will allow you to feel free while holding onto detail, gain control, make corrections and have fun. Learn to trust your instincts with color and add contrast and allow blossoms, drips and splatters to work for you. $25 per class includes a 2+ hour class, critique and recording. Sign up for my newsletters to receive class updates on my…
Find out more »Huntington Historical Society presents Weaving With Wine
In the era before the advent of factories, folks depended upon skilled weavers to take the flax and wool they had spin into yarn and turn it into clothing. To help folks experience what it was like to weave using manual looms, the Huntington Historical Society is offering a new program, “Weaving with Wine.” during the winter months, we will offer two-and-a-half hour (7pm – 9:30pm) introductory classes to Learn to weave on a table loom. At the end of…
Find out more »Jazz Loft Trio and Jam
The Jazz Loft Trio led by bassist Keenan Zach performs at 7 PM followed by a jam at 8 PM.
Find out more »Michelle Judith Art Presents Bargue Drawing Method – Virtual Art Class
Learn how to block in a drawing using the elegant French Academic method. This formula will bring you accurate proportion, unity, and refinement. This step-by-step process has been revived from the 19th century and is favored among successful figurative artists practicing today. In this class we will break it down slowly and apply it to all forms of drawing.
Find out more »Walt Whitman Birthplace Association Dante Alighieri’s The Devine Comedy: A Discussion With Cliff Bleidner
WWBA is delighted to present Dante Alighieri & The Divine Comedy, a virtual discussion with WWBA 2021 Long Island Poet of the Year Cliff Bleidner. Cliff Bleidner invites attendees to hitch a ride with Dante, Virgil, and Dante’s beloved Beatrice through the realms of the next world in the year 1300. Dante creates his own universe with respect to the standing beliefs of the time and walks this universe from one end to the other. There is a $5 suggested…
Find out more »Nassau County Museum of Art presents Feast for the Eyes
Feast for the Eyes, guest curated by Franklin Hill Perrell, explores how food has always inspired artists. Drawn from a wide variety of media, the exhibition offers viewers eclectic portrayals of food, restaurants, cafés, shops, parties and table decorations. Included are luscious depictions of food by artists such as Ben Schonzeit and Wayne Thiebaud, Berenice Abbott’s photographs of food-related sights in New York; Judith Leiber’s fabulous jeweled evening bags in fruit and vegetable shapes; as well as Al Hirschfeld’s famed…
Find out more »Michelle Judith Art Presents Portrait Painting in Mixed Media – Virtual Art Class
Paint expressive portraits in a variety of media. Start with the drawing, then transfer to your painting surface and explore depth, texture, expression, and detail.
Find out more »Huntington Historical Society presents Lunch & Learn Lecture series – Hissing Cousins: The Lifelong Rivalry of Eleanor Roosevelt And Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Lunch & Learn Lecture series combines good food with Huntington and Long Island’s rich history. Each month features a different speaker covering a topic relating to our local history and includes a three-course meal at Black and Blue Seafood Chophouse. This month's lecture is the story of the complex family ties and political battles that bound two of the most remarkable woman of the 20th century.
Find out more »Walt Whitman Birthplace Association Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza Discussion Group
WWBA is delighted to present a virtual six-part discussion series designed to expand participants’ understanding of the unique amalgamation of culture in America’s Southwest. Led by WWBA Writer-in-Residence George Wallace, the literature and films discussed in this group capture the commitment, courage, and perseverance of both men and women whose life experience has been informed by the struggle to achieve the promises of American democracy in the context of the complex crosscurrents of culture in which they reside. Registration: $10…
Find out more »Dance Visions NY presents “Morning, Afternoon, Evening” on the grounds of the Nassau county Museum of Art
Morning, Afternoon, Evening is a performance piece based on an original, symbolic poem which depicts a journey following a river, from a spring all the way to the mouth of the ocean over the course of a day. This theatrical interpretation utilizes one actor, in monologue, and 8 dancers who embody a physical manifestation of her thoughts and her surroundings, as well as serving as her companion(s). This work can be perceived on many levels ranging from a personal journey…
Find out more »Oksana Danziger Presents Hot Batik (Painting on fabric with hot wax)
Join Long Island fiber artist Oksana Danziger as she shares her knowledge of “hot” wax batik. This technique of painting on fabric starts with drawing an image with hot wax and filling in the color with fabric dyes. The wax applied acts as a barrier to prevent colors from bleeding. The wax creates a painterly, free hand surface with ornamental crackle in the background.
Find out more »Walt Whitman Birthplace Association Presents Conversations Between Words & Images: 3 Session Art & Poetry Workshop
WWBA is delighted to present Conversations Between Words & Images: A Workshop led by Artistic Director of The Acting Center in New York City, Karen De Mauro and Co-Led by Visual Artist and WWBA Events & Media Director Caitlyn Shea. In each of three sessions, participants experiment with different writing techniques & approaches to create artwork that incorporates both. We will meet in person at the birthplace Oct 17, Oct 24, and Nov 7. We will not meet Oct 31.
Find out more »Plaza’s Broadway Long Island Presents Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific
Tickets - www.Broadwasylongisland.com. Box Office 516-599-6870 South Pacific (October 2-24, 2021), based on James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize–winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific. Set during World War II, the plot centers on a young American nurse stationed on a South Pacific island who falls in love with a middle-aged expatriate French plantation owner but struggles to accept his mixed-race children. The issue of racial prejudice is explored throughout the musical’s main and secondary plots and is highlighted in…
Find out more »The Firefly Artists Presents Introduction to Illustration with Renée Reichert
Dates: October 11th and 18th, 2021 Time: 6-8:30pm Sessions: 2 Number of Seats: 10 To register: Please email Renée at reneereichert@icloud.com In the first session students will be inspired as we explore "What is Illustration?” through the art of professional illustrators. A demonstration of my own creative process will be included. Students will then begin brainstorming ideas for their personal work using their own ideas and styles. In the second session students will further develop their own illustration. Elements of…
Find out more »Michelle Judith Art Sketching With Procreate – Virtual Class
Learn how to navigate the Procreate app on your iPad. Create an unlimited number of gestural sketches from photos without the need for paper. We will learn how to use brushes for line and tone, turning quick sketches into nuanced studies with help from perspective and palette tools.
Find out more »Hofstra University Museum presents “Let’s Explore” Backpacks
The Museum’s distinct “Let’s Explore” Backpacks offer activity-filled ways for children (ages 5-12) and adult companions to explore together the outdoor sculpture collection on the University’s beautiful campus. Children then create their own works of art to take home. Various backpack themes are available. Pick up all backpack and caper activity materials at the Emily Lowe Gallery during open hours year-round until 3 p.m. Return all backpacks by 4 p.m. and keep your completed works of art. All backpack activities…
Find out more »Huntington Historical Society presents Lunch & Learn Lunch Series with Rhoda Miller
Lunch & Learn Lecture series combines good food with Huntington and Long Island’s rich history. Each month features a different speaker covering a topic relating to our local history and includes a three-course meal at Black and Blue Seafood Chophouse. This month's speaker, Rhoda Miller, will do a presentation and discussion of Long Island's rich and fascinating Jewish heritage explored from a historical and genealogical perspective.
Find out more »Oksana Danziger Presents Felted eyeglass case
Artist Oksana will teach the technique of felting and help you create a case perfect for eyeglasses, readers or sunglasses. Wool is a magical fiber with tiny scales that stick together, which allows the user to create a pattern from it.The process of melding fibers together can be used to achieve a beautiful watercolor effect on fabric. In this workshop you will learn the Nuno felting technique (wet felting) and take home a beautiful felted eyeglasses case. There is a…
Find out more »Huntington Camera Club meetings
Huntington Camera Club will begin its weekly, Tuesday night meetings, on September 7th, 2021. Meetings will be 7:30-9:00pm in the Huntington Library on Main Street, and they will be broadcast via Zoom to members with email accounts. All COVID related precautions will be taken so please check the library website and hccny.org for updates. The Huntington Camera Club was founded in 1966 to provide beginning and advanced photographers an opportunity to learn to improve their skills... meet with others interested…
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